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Mother of Critically Injured Son Appeals for Prayers Amid Rehabilitation

Neria Leiter, an IDF reservist and the son of Israel's Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter, was discharged from Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on Wednesday to begin neurological rehabilitation. Leiter was critically injured six weeks ago in a vehicular ramming terror attack at the Maccabim checkpoint, also referred to as the Bell checkpoint on Route 443.

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What happened

01Neria Leiter, the son of Israel's Ambassador to the US, was discharged from Shaare Zedek Medical Center on Wednesday.
02Leiter was critically injured six weeks ago in a vehicular ramming terror attack at the Maccabim checkpoint on Route 443.
03He has been transferred to Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer for neurological rehabilitation.
04Leiter remains unconscious but is now breathing independently after weeks on a ventilator.
05He underwent multiple neurosurgical and orthopedic surgeries and will require further operations.
06His brother, Major Moshe Yedidya Leiter, was killed in combat in November 2023.
07The Leiter family thanked the medical teams at Shaare Zedek and requested continued prayers for his recovery.

Upon his arrival at Shaare Zedek, Leiter was in a life-threatening condition and spent several weeks sedated and ventilated in the general intensive care unit. He underwent multiple neurosurgical and orthopedic operations. After his condition stabilized, he was moved to the neurological intensive care unit and has now been transferred to the rehabilitation center at Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer.

While Leiter is no longer in immediate mortal danger and is breathing independently, he remains unconscious. His condition is still complex, and he will require further surgeries. The Leiter family, whose other son, Major Moshe Yedidya Leiter, was killed in combat in November 2023, expressed deep gratitude to the medical staff at Shaare Zedek, requested privacy, and asked the public to continue praying for his recovery.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 8 newsrooms. Updated 16:47